Stellaria graminea
Common Stitchwort, Grass Leaf Starwort
Other regional names: Grass Leaf Stitchwort +1 more
- Grass Leaf Stitchwort
- Grass Like Starwort
Also known as: Alsine graminea (L.) Britton +17 more
- Alsine graminea (L.) Britton
- Cerastium gramineum (L.) Crantz
- Larbrea graminea (L.) Fuss
- Larbrea graminea (L.) Godr., 1843
- Larbrea graminea var. latifolia Godr.
- Stellaria arvensis Hoffm., 1791
- Stellaria fragilis Klokov
- Stellaria graminea f. aurea Hegi
- Stellaria graminea f. grandis C.G.Westerl.
- Stellaria graminea f. janoviensis Zapal.
- Stellaria graminea f. latifolia (Celak.) Vollm.
- Stellaria graminea f. longisepala C.G.Westerl.
- Stellaria graminea f. oligantha Zapal.
- Stellaria graminea f. papillosa Zapal.
- Stellaria graminea subsp. arvensis Ehrh.
- Stellaria graminea subsp. barthiana (Schur) Gürke
- Stellaria graminea subsp. barthiana (Schur) Simonk.
- Stellaria graminea subsp. fontana Ehrh.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Stellaria graminea (commonly known as Common Stitchwort or Grass-leaf Starwort) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Amur, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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